Ch 2 - Mechanical Equilibrium

Vocabulary Quizlet

Inertia and interactions
INSTRUCTIONAL GOALS
Newton's 1st law (Galileo's thought experiment)
Inertial reference frames


LAB NOTES & INSTRUCTIONAL DEMOS:

Scaffold lab

Floating Soccer Ball
The normal force
Weight vs Mass


STUDENT MATERIALS -
Phet Vectors
Force diagrams

SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS
Trigonometric approach to vector analysis
Spreadsheets and vector analysis

VIDEOs

Vectors:

Hewitt Classroom Videos

Newton Defined

Weight vs. Inertia (mass)

Hewitt-Drew Videos

1. Equilibrium Rule


2. Equilibrium Problems



3. Net Force and Vectors


4. Nellie's Rope


5. Nellie's Rope Tensions


6. Force Vector Diagrams


7. Force Vectors on an Incline